Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Page i
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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Gallagher Dairy Scale Gallagher has been making agricultural equipment for over 60 years In that time we have earned a reputation for the manufacture of quality equipment that is simple tough innovative and reliable The Dairy Scale range of Scales is specifically designed to accurately weigh live animals In particular dairy cows that are part of a milking herd and on the move can be weighed as they pass over the scale negating the need for constant human attention and monitoring The Dairy Scale can also be used to manually weigh animals As well as weighing the Dairy Scale includes the following features e Weighing individual animals as they pass over the weighing platform is done automatically In the DS5000 model there is no capability to separately identify individual animals or store records relating to particular animals e You can use graphs to analyse changes in animal weight by herd total over time e You can view session milking statistics analysed by herd Page 1 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Basic Terminology There are terms and abbreviations used throughout this manual that relate exclusively to MyScale Pro and the use of Dairy Scale products Some terms such as Sessions are defined and discussed in their own relevant chapters The following terms will become familiar as you work with your Gallagher Dairy Scale Automatic Session M2. Fax 1 800 337 949 Page 39 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 TWO YEAR WARRANTY FOR THIS WEIGH SCALE PRODUCT FROM DATE OF PURCHASE SELLING DEALER STAMP This product is guaranteed free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of two years from date of purchase by the end user The Gallagher Group Ltd will repair or replace at their option any faulty product returned to them or their Dealer within this time period Freight forwarding costs incurred by the Customer in the warranty process remain the responsibility of the Customer This warranty does not cover damage including subsequent corrosive damage due to Unauthorised repairs Modifications Failure to follow care and maintenance guidelines described in the User Manual Physical Mishandling Lightning Strike Floods fires or acts of God Use of an arc welder on the loadbars while the Scale is connected The Gallagher Group Ltd their Distributors and their Dealers accept no responsibility for the misuse of this product The Gallagher Group Ltd their Distributors and their Dealers accept no responsibility for any accident caused subsequently to any tampering with or modification to or misuse of this product The Gallagher Group Ltd their Distributors and their Dealers accept no liability for consequences and or secondary damages or losses of any kind sustained directly or indirectly a result of failure or defect in any product material inst
3. Manual A M F S 2 Press the soft key The NEW SESSION screen displays ENTER NEW SESSION NAME Session name Page 29 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Page 30 3 Enter the required name for the session using the keypad The name can be up to 17 alpha numeric characters long Press the key to delete characters 4 Press to save the new session You will return to the previous screen ready to start weighing Note If the Scale already holds the allowable limit of manual weighing sessions see Scale Memory Capacity p 36 this warning screen will display WARNING MESSAGE Memory low clear old sessions See Deleting manual weighing sessions p 35 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Procedure for weighing animals ina manual session To weigh an animal in a manual session follow this procedure Turn the mode select switch to M manual This screen will display MANUAL HOLD ANIMAL ON PLATFORM PRESS GREEN KEY TO WEIGH 1 Press the ro soft key and this screen will display OTAGO_STEERS SESSION STATS 05 45 20 04 05 Number of Weights Total Average Highest Lowest It is showing the last manual weighing session If this is to be a new session use the soft key and follow the instructions in the previous section of this User Manual Creating a new manual weighing session p 29 2 Put the first animal on the platform 3 Press the green weigh button to start weigh
4. after a milking the display will be showing the figures recorded so far i e the summary is already displayed To view the figures for the same milking but for a different herd press the Ten soft key This will scroll through the available herds and the statistics will change accordingly Those herds that have not yet been milked will show all zeros To see the summary for any other date milking and herd combination press the KZ soft key SELECT SESSION Select herd GREEN E session Milking 3 Enter date 20 04 05 Use the DOWN Arrow soft key to highlight the detail requiring change BAEN SELECT SESSION GREEN Select session Milking 3 Use the HERD Enter date 20 04 05 soft key to select the herd Select herd Milking 3 Use the MILKING Enter date 20 04 05 soft key to select the session Page 22 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual SELECT SESSION Select herd GREEN Select session Milking 3 Enter date 20 04 05 Overwrite with the desired date SELECT SESSION Select herd GREEN Select session Milking 3 When the desired n milking is selected Enter date 20 04 05 use the WEIGHT soft key to access the statistics CS 2 D GRAPH WEIGHT EXIT HERD STATS 20 04 05 Milking 3 GREEN Number of Weights Total H Average Highest Lowest The MBE soft key will return you to the SELECT SESSION screen Page 23 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 View Weigh
5. cleaning the Scale with a damp cloth take care not to scratch the display If disconnecting the Scale fit the connector caps to keep the connections clean Although the Scale should be fitted by a qualified tradesperson subsequent circumstances could lead to warning notices on the Scale WARNING MESSAGE Entry platform not connected Check the load bar connections to the Scale WARNING MESSAGE Swap platform connectors The load bars are connected to the Scale in the wrong order Swap them around at the Scale Page 3 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 WARNING MESSAGE Main platform not connected The signals are suffering from a degree of distortion Check for a faulty connection or disconnected ground strap Power and batteries During a weighing session the Scale can be powered by its internal battery alone but in most cases with the Dairy Scale both the Scale and battery are connected directly to the supplied AC power pack When the Scale is disconnected from the power source e g for connection to a computer at another location the battery will provide power for a minimum of eight hours Battery charge status The battery icon appears in the bottom left corner of the Scale s main screen It is important to note that the battery icon will only ever show the actual amount of charge left in the battery when the Scale is turned on and disconnected from external power Fully ut Battery Ico
6. must be entered in 24 hour format i e 8 35 pm would be 20 35 8 35 am would be 08 35 Note The colon that separates the hours from the minutes and the forward slash that separates the day month and year are not editable User options Use the MW and PAA sort keys to select the fifth SET_UP H USER OPTIONS option Press the MESS soft key and this screen will appear USER OPTIONS Weight Units Acknowledge messages ays ae Page 15 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Item Name Values Description available Weight units kg Whether your Scale displays weights Ib in kilograms kg or pounds Ib Acknowledge OFF When each position for the mode messages ON select switch is chosen an explanatory message is displayed If Acknowledge messages is turned OFF the explanatory message will automatically disappear after a few seconds If Acknowledge messages is turned ON the explanatory message will display until such time as you press a soft key to continue USER OPTIONS Weight Units Acknowledge messages Use the UP and DOWN Arrow soft keys to highlight d T which item to change SS SS a Ges Each item has only two choices available USER OPTIONS Weight Units Acknowledge messages Use the CHANGE soft key to toggle between the two choices Weight Units Acknowledge messages When the choices are set use the EXIT soft key to save the settings and return to the Setup men
7. BASN soft key and this screen will appear ENTER HERD NAMES Highlighted herd BLUE HERD_ Second GREEN HERD Third ORANGE HERD Fourth RED HERD Page 11 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Highlight the herd that you wish to rename ENTER HERD NAMES BLUE HERD_ Second GREEN HERD Use the UPand Third ORANGE HERD DOWN Arrow soft Fourth RED HERD keys to highlight the desired herd p Second GREEN HERD Use the CLEAR soft key Third ORANGE HERD to delete the name of Fourth RED HERD the highlighted herd and retype the name desired At any stage during typing use the button on the Qwerty keyboard to backspace BLUE HERD_ GREEN HERD ird ORANGE HERD Use the EXIT soft key to save the RED HERD herd names and return to the Setup V A CER Page 12 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Selecting herd milking order This is the order in which you intend to milk the herds Be aware that any spaces in the order will affect herd stats Use first second third and fourth in that order 1 e do not select first and third and leave the second position blank etc Use the MW and DAA soft keys to select the third option t ch SELECT HERD MILKING ORDER Press the MESS soft key and this screen will appear SELECT HERD MILKING ORDER First Second GREEN HERD Third ORANGE HERD Fourth RED HERD BZ IA Lager Dene SELECT HERD MILKING ORDER First Second GREEN HERD T
8. Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Page i User Manual PUBLISHED BY Gallagher Group Limited Kahikatea Drive Private Bag 3026 Hamilton New Zealand Copyright Gallagher Group Limited 2005 All rights reserved Patents Pending Dairy Scale User Manual 3E1153 Edition 1 June 2005 Page ii Dairy Scale DS5000 DISCLAIMER Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy neither Gallagher Group Limited nor any employee of the company shall be liable on any ground whatsoever to any party in respect of decisions or actions they may make as a result of using this information In accordance with the Gallagher policy of continuing development design and specifications are subject to change without notice Developed and manufactured by Gallagher Group Limited an ISO 9001 2000 Certified Supplier Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Table of Contents Introduction niiina ooru inan anaana aaiae diancecddasncinndecbicsusdenweietade 1 BaSic TOrminQloGy i renint ninin cin its ceed ankan aeea aean aae aaaea Kaaa IKEa AEN 2 Care and Maintenance Ee ENEE EE EE A Power and batteries ees dE dE 4 Battery CRarge Status vices esac sedis dees bans deer e gege Beds R EE ERE E RA RER 4 Low battery warning EE 5 Low voltage shutdown 21geegdekerOEEdEEN Ke EeE ENEE ee ee 5 The Scale s pelen eae eee eee 6 IO MV CS EE 6 The mode Select switchen 8 GE WE 9 Selecting a Setup ptl EE 9 Selecting milking start times cceccec
9. Operating Temperature 20 to 50 C 5 to 120 F Environmental protection rating IP67 Page 37 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Upgrading Your Dairy Scale Model XDS5000 The Dairy Scale XDS5000 allows for the use of Electronic ID tags These enable the reader to identify individual animals The Electronic IDs are linked to Visual Tag Numbers the letters numbers or colour of the physical tag in the Scale so that you can visually identify the animals to which individual records relate The ability to create alarms in the XDS5000 enable you to be alerted to animals that have not appeared during a weighing session animals that have been weighed but had no Electronic ID captured and animals that have lost excessive body weight over a defined period The XDS5000 also comes with a software package called MyScale Pro This is installed into your Personal Computer Records including the Electronic ID to Visual Tag Number cross reference table in the Scale can be copied to MyScale Pro MyScale Pro enables you to create graphs and further analyse statistics gathered by the Scale The Dairy Scale XDS5000 is available from your Gallagher distributor Page 38 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Contact details The Dairy Scale is distributed by NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA Gallagher Group Ltd Gallagher Australia Pty Ltd Private Bag 3026 14 Somerton Park Drive Hamilton Campbellfield VIC 3061 Australia Tel 61 3 9308 7722
10. age 26 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual View Average Weekly Weight Statistics The HERD STATS screen displays the current or recent milking statistics To see the summary for any date milking and herd combination press the Tee con key The SELECT HERD screen will appear See View average weekly weight graph p 25 for instructions on selecting the desired herd and end date SELECT HERD When the desired Select herd BLUE en the desire herd and end date Enter end date 20 03 05 are selected use the WEIGHT soft key to display the statistics The figures show the average weekly weight of all the animals in the herd for the last ten weeks Ave weight for BLUE Week Ending 20 02 05 27 03 05 27 02 05 03 04 05 06 03 05 10 04 05 13 03 05 17 04 05 20 03 05 24 04 05 The EN soft key will generate an Average Weekly Weight Graph for the same period See View average weekly weight graph p 25 The MBE soft key will return you to the SELECT HERD screen Page 27 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Sessions A session is a collection of weight records for which the Scale displays statistics Automatic walkover sessions for the dairy herd during milkings are automatically created and named by the Scale They will remain open for a limited time only after the milking Conversely Manual static weighing sessions have to be created and named by the user A start date exists but the session can re
11. allation or service AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND Gallagher Australia Pty Ltd Gallagher Group Ltd 14 Somerton Park Drive Private Bag 3026 Campbellfield VIC 3061 Hamilton PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USE PLEASE COMPLETE DETAILS AND KEEP WITH YOUR RECEIPT IT IS YOUR PROOF OF WARRANTY Page 40
12. anual Session Platform or Weighing Platform Synonymous with Walkover Weighing Session this is a weighing session that takes place during the milking of a dairy herd and requires no human input The name of the Session will be automatically generated by the Scale and will show the date time and milking number Synonymous with Static Weighing Session this is a weighing session that is conducted one animal at a time outside of milking hours This can be performed on dairy or dry stock animals The Session will have to be manually created and named The device that detects the weight of the load and transfers this to the Scale Scale QWERTY Keyboard Record Page 2 The digital display unit that is attached to the platform The alphanumeric keyboard on the lower portion of the Scale A record is an entry of data relating to an animal One animal may have many associated records Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Care and maintenance The Dairy Scale is a tough and reliable product designed for use in typical livestock environments However proper care and maintenance can extend its life Listed below are guidelines for keeping the Dairy Scale in good condition Whilst the Scale is weather proof with the protection provided by the supplied housing do not expose the Scale to water under pressure Properly maintain the purpose built outdoor housing Replace if excessively damaged s When
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14. highlighted session SESSION STATS 04 05 05 HEIFER I Number of Weights Total Average Highest Lowest The MBE sot key will take you back to the SELECT SESSION screen Page 34 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Deleting manual weighing sessions See Steps 1 5 of Viewing statistics of a manual weighing session p 33 This will navigate you to the SELECT SESSION screen in which you can use the ys and MAA soft keys to highlight a manual weighing session that is stored in the Scale SELECT SESSION 02 05 05 HEIFERS 04 05 05 OTAGO STEERS To delete a session highlight the session and use the BES soft key You will need to confirm the deletion Press YES to confirm deletion Deleting Session OTAGO STEERS Use the MEEI soft key to delete the session and return to the previous screen The ES soft key will return you to the previous screen without deleting the session Page 35 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Specifications Scale memory capacity Automatic weighing sessions For automatic walkover sessions the Scale can store up to 400 000 records This is a total of 400 000 records across all animals herds and sessions that are weighed in automatic walkover mode When the record tally reaches 400 000 the oldest chronologically session will be overwritten by the new records Manual weighing sessions The Scale has capacity to store 2 000 records in Manual weighing mode When the rec
15. hird ORANGE HERD Using the SELECT Fourth RED HERD soft key will make the highlighted herd flash D E A Lesser SELECT HERD MILKING ORDER First GREEN HERD The selected herd can Second ORANGE HERD now be moved up and Third down the order using Fourth RED HERD 8 the soft keys for the appropriate actions H CY A Ee Page 13 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 SELECT HERD MILKING ORDER First GREEN HERD Second ORANGE HERD i Third BLUE HERD nee oe aes D Le AE RED HERD order is correct use the SELECT or EXIT soft keys to Save The MEE soft key will return you to the Setup menu Setting the time and date Page 14 Use the MW and PAA soft keys to select the fourth option SET_UP Tt ri SET TIME AND DATE Press the PEEN soft key and this screen will appear SET TIME AND DATE 13 44 02 04 2005 1 Press the PE or N or keys to move to the digit that you want to change The currently selected digit flashes 2 Enter the new digit using the keypad The flashing underlined digit is replaced with the typed number and the cursor moves to the next digit 3 Press EXIT to save the new time and date and return to the Setup menu Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Note The date format changes depending on how the country options are set up In New Zealand and Australia the date format used is DD MM YYYY In the USA the date and time format is MM DD YYYY The time
16. imum of three milking sessions per 24 hour day can be set Use the MW soft key to select the first option 1 SET MILKING START TIMES Press the MESS soft key and this screen will appear SET MILKING START TIMES 00 Highlighted milking Highlight the milking that you wish to set SET MILKING START TIMES Milking 2 Use the UP and Milking 3 DOWN Arrow soft keys to highlight the desired milking SET aa a TIMES Milking 1 Use the CLEAR soft ALALSUNEES key to retum the time of Milking 3 the highlighted milking to 00 00 Retype the time desired The MESON soft key also disables the milking session from automatically occurring Page 10 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual At any stage during typing use the button on the Qwerty keyboard to backspace SET MILKING START TIMES Milking 1 05 00 Milking 2 06 00 Use the EXIT softkey Milking 3 07 00 to save the milking times and retum to WO TAURIINI E A CLER Entering herd names Be aware that once herds have been named and automatic milking sessions have been recorded subsequently clearing or changing the herd names will affect historic herd statistics At least one herd must be entered Positions First to Fourth must be used sequentially That is to say do NOT use Position One then Three leaving Two blank Use the D W and B A sort keys to select the second option SET UP t ENTER HERD NAMES Press the
17. ing the animal When the Scale has determined an accurate weight for the animal it will lock on to the weight and hold it on the screen The time taken to lock on to the weight will vary depending on the movement of the animal Page 31 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Page 32 When the Scale has locked on to the weight e the Weight OK light will illuminate e OK will be displayed on the screen e the indicator will beep e the weight will remain on the screen until the next animal steps onto the platform e the weight and statistics screens will not update until the animal has left the platform If the weight has locked on but you want to re weigh the animal press the green weigh key The Scale will re weigh the animal and lock onto the weight again The new weight will replace the original weight For example if the animal was not completely on the scale the Scale may have locked onto an incorrect weight Move the animal off the platform The weight of the animal will be recorded as soon as the animal leaves the platform the weight decreases by 30 or more At this point the record will save The Scale will automatically zero off any weight left on the platform e g dirt or manure When this has occurred the zero icon is displayed on the screen ac If the zero icon does not display press the blue zero button The Scale does not need to return to zero before the next animal is loaded onto the platfor
18. m Move the next animal onto the platform Repeat the procedure from Step 3 Note If the animal has left the platform and you want to delete the weight that has just been recorded press the red delete button The last weight entered will be deleted from the Scale s memory Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Viewing statistics of a manual weighing session To view Statistics of a session created and used for manual weighing Turn the mode select switch to M manual 6 A This screen will display MANUAL HOLD ANIMAL ON PLATFORM PRESS GREEN KEY TO WEIGH Press the EXIT button and the screen will show the statistics of the last manual weighing session that you conducted OTAGO_STEERS SESSION STATS 05 45 20 04 05 Number of Weights Total Average Highest Lowest If you were wanting to create a new session the E soft key will initiate creation of a new session See Creating a new manual weighing session p 29 Page 33 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 To view statistics from manual weighing sessions press the soft key to open the SELECT SESSION screen SELECT SESSION 02 05 05 HEIFERS 04 05 05 OTAGO_STEERS V A DELETE WEIGHT EXIT Use the E W and BAA soft keys to highlight the desired session To delete a session please refer to the following section of this User Manual Deleting manual weighing sessions The MECIE soft key will show you the statistics for the
19. m your milking s in the order that you have set see Option Three Set herd milking order p 13 and your herd s should be weighed The herd and milking will change to display the current herd and milking and the Herd Stats will update during the session Milking 1 RED HERD STATS 05 45 20 04 05 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual View Statistics From the main HERD STATS screen you can view various statistics Type Relating To Description Reference Weight Summary A date milking A summary of the weights recorded Summary of Herd and herd during a specific milking including Weights p 22 combination number of animals weighed and weight details total average and highest lowest animal weights Weight Distribution A date milking This graph shows how many animals Weight Distribution Graph and herd fell into each weight range Graph p 24 combination Average Weekly A herd to a A graph showing the average animal Average Weekly Weight Graph specified end weight in a herd on a weekly basis up Weight Graph date to a date that you can specify This p 25 displays a ten week period Average Weekly A herd to a Statistics showing the average Average Weekly Statistics specified end animal weight in a herd on a weekly Weight Statistics date basis up to a date that you can p 27 specify This displays a ten week period Page 21 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 View Summary of Herd Weights During or immediately
20. main open for any period of time until a new session is started Each weighing event animal weight record adds to the current session It is recommended that a new session is created if more than a few days have passed since the first animal was weighed Each time data is collected a record is created There are limits on the number of records the Scale can hold Please refer to Scale memory capacity p 36 for more information Session naming formats Each session file name has the following format YYYY MM DD hh mm NAME Where Is the Example YYYY 4 digit year 2003 MM 2 digit month 06 DD 2 digit day 24 hh 2 digit hour in 24 hour format 13 mm 2 digit minutes 15 NAME Name of the weighing session that STEERS will display on the Scale The name can contain up to 17 characters and is chosen by the user All letters will be upper case Page 28 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Weighing in manual mode This section of the manual will detail the procedures required to achieve a successful manual weighing session of dairy stock or a weighing session of dry stock Creating a session Weighing the animal Deleting a weight ability exists immediately after weight recorded only Viewing weight statistics recorded during the session s Deleting a session Creating a new manual weighing session To create a new manual weighing session complete the following steps 1 Turn the mode select switch to M
21. n bars are all Charged displayed constantly Partially AW gt Battery Icon shows first Charged four bars constantly Battery Flat 3 No Battery Icon bars are displayed Page 4 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual When the Scale is connected to the external power supply the battery icon will display the charging status Charging WM p Battery Icon shows all the bars constantly filling and then disappearing Topping Up Battery Icon shows the first four bars constantly full and the remainder filling and then disappearing Trickle Battery Icon shows only one Charge empty bar that is constantly travelling the length of the full Icon Low battery warning When the charge remaining in the battery drops to a very low level the Scale will beep and the battery charge icon will start to flash and a warning message is displayed WARNING MESSAGE Battery is low and needs charging At this stage about 15 minutes remain before the Scale shuts down As the Scale will be connected to mains power for the majority of its operation low battery levels should only be an issue during power outages or when the Scale is disconnected from the AC outlet and being used to copy files to a computer at another location Low voltage shutdown When the battery charge drops to a critical level the Scale will shut down At this stage it is necessary to recharge the battery Page 5 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 The Scale s control
22. n the switch to any position except explanatory information will display on the lower of the two Scale screens The explanatory information may display only for a few seconds after it disappears the screen displays information relevant to the selected option This behaviour can be changed in Setup Mode See Acknowledge Messages in the table under User Options p 15 This position turns the Scale off A This position selects weighing in Automatic Walkover mode M This position selects weighing in Manual Static mode F Find Mode is disabled in this DS5000 model of scale To upgrade to the XDS5000 model please contact your installer See also Upgrading Your Dairy Scale p 38 S This position accesses the setup options Page 8 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Setup Selecting a setup option When you turn the mode select switch to S one of the Setup menu options displays SET UP Tt rf SET TIME AND DATE To select an option from the Setup menu 1 Press the or soft key to display the required menu option 2 Press Alternatively using the keypad you can press the number of the menu item that you want to select For more information about each of the Setup menu items refer to the following sections Page 9 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Selecting milking start times Milking start times define the start times for milking sessions They end one hour after the last cow is weighed A max
23. nt milking statistics Milking 1 RED HERD STATS 05 45 20 04 05 Number of Weights Total Average Highest Lowest To see the summary for any date and herd combination press the soft key The SELECT HERD screen will appear SELECT HERD Select herd GREEN Enter end date 20 04 05 AW Herd een WEIGHT EXIT _ SELECT HERD Select herd GREEN Enter end date 20 04 05 Use the UP and DOWN soft keys to toggle between aa EES AV Hero cRapH weIGHT EXIT Page 25 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 SELECT HERD Select herd GREEN When herd is Enter end date 20 04 05 selected use the HERD soft key to scroll through available herds AY nero orah wer exit SELECT HERD Select herd GREEN Enter end date 20 04 05 When date is selected overtype with the desired end date AV HERD GRAPH WEIGHT EXIT SELECT HERD Select herd GREEN When the desired Enter end date 20 04 05 herd and end date are selected use the GRAPH soft key to treie dc KE The graph shows the average weekly weight of all the animals in the herd for the last ten weeks Intermittently the graph name and SE of the MEGIN ana soft keys will appear Ave weight for GREEN SHEET The MECIE soft key will display the Average Weekly Weight Statistics see View average weekly weight statistics p 27 The MBE soft key will return you to the SELECT SESSION screen P
24. ord capacity is reached the Scale will not automatically overwrite the oldest sessions These will have to be manually deleted to create more space for new sessions You will see this warning when the capacity is reached WARNING MESSAGE Memory low clear old sessions To delete old manual sessions refer to Deleting manual weighing sessions p 35 Page 36 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Zero tracking As animals pass over the weighing platform an accumulation of mud and dung may build up on the platform The Scale can compensate for the weight of this accumulation by subtracting it from the total weight The automatic subtraction of the residual weight from the total weight is called zero tracking Zero tracking ensures that the Scale captures the animal s weight and not the mess left on the platform Automatic and manual modes In the Automatic and Manual weighing modes zero tracking is automatically implemented if after the animal leaves the weighing platform the residual weight is within a defined zero tracking range Ifthe residual weight is within the defined range the icon displays Ifthe residual weight is outside the defined range the icon does not display To manually compensate for the residue press the blue zero button The icon displays During a weighing session if the Scale consistently does not restore to zero check that there are no obstructions under or around the platform General
25. s Red weight OK light Upper screen Green weigh button Blue zero button reer ocean Red delete button Soft keys Back butt Mode select switch SS Ny o gt 09 KA O Numeric keypad A S FIIN Q M E R U1 O P A S D F Z X C Alphabetic keypad e al Di lt I Soft Keys Five soft keys are arranged along the bottom of the lower screen The function of these soft keys changes depending on what the lower screen displays For any given screen not all soft keys have a function Those that do are labelled in the screen SELECT HERD MILKING ORDER Lower GREEN HERD Screen ORANGE HERD RED HERD Soft Keys Buttons like and allow movement vertically up and down the screen Buttons like and allow movement horizontally across the screen The most common function of other buttons that you will encounter in the Dairy Scale DS5000 is described in the table on the following page Page 6 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Soft Key Button D GRAPH RECORDS Most Common Function To discard current display most often will return you to the previous Screen To toggle between options To clear or erase data generally in the highlighted field To delete currently displayed data record session etc Will generate a Weight Distribution Graph based on the current de
26. t Distribution Graph During or immediately after a milking the HERD STATS screen will be showing the figures recorded so far Milking 1 RED HERD STATS 05 45 20 04 05 Number of Weights Total Average Highest Lowest Using the EZI soft key directly from here will display the Weight Distribution graph for these statistics The soft key will change to any other herd and display statistics for this milking session on this date Once again the ETT soft key will display the Weight Distribution graph for those statistics To see the summary for any date milking and herd combination press the Parstory oi key The SELECT SESSION screen will appear Instructions to select the desired milking can be found at the beginning of View Summary of Herd Weights p 22 SELECT SESSION Select herd GREEN Select session Milking 3 When the desired Enter date 20 04 05 milking is selected use the D GRAPH soft key to generate the graph SS ZS D GRAPH WEIGHT EXIT _ The graph shows the number of animals that weighed within certain ranges The x axis weight range the y axis number of animals Page 24 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Intermittently the graph name and position of the er sof key will appear Weight Distribution 20 04 05 GREEN N LLL The MEHN soft key will return you to the SELECT SESSION screen View Average Weekly Weight Graph The HERD STATS screen displays the current or rece
27. t using the cable and power pack supplied with the Scale 3 Set up your Scale with regard to the following e Selected milking start times e Entered herd names e Selected herd milking orders e Set the time and date in the Scale e Set the User Options e Selected your country of operation Page 18 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Weighing in automatic walkover mode Turn the mode select switch to Automatic 6 A The HERD STATS screen will appear Several displays are possible In this view there are no details except for current time and date Check milking start times see Option One Set milking start times p 10 HERD STATS 10 45 20 04 05 In this view there is a current session running Milking 1 Red Herd This would appear if the time for Milking 1 is set for 5 45am or earlier and the Scale has just been turned on No weights have been recorded as yet Milking 1 RED HERD STATS 05 45 20 04 05 Number of Weights Total Average Highest Lowest Page 19 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Page 20 If a milking has completed and there has been no activity no animals weighed for more than one hour the time of the next scheduled milking will display NEXT MILKING This will change when the displayed time arrives as in the example above Using the 5 soft key will make the HERD STATS Screen appear and allow you to access statistics see View herd statistics p 21 Perfor
28. tails displayed on the screen Generally used when finished a task or tasks in a screen Will allow you to continue most often by returning you to the last main screen Will generate an Average Weight Graph based on the current details displayed on the screen Toggles through herd names Accesses screens to see historic records based on the parameters currently displayed Toggles through milkings To create a new session in Manual Mode Negative response to a question posed on the screen Acceptance of current display To navigate to a screen to access records fitting the currently displayed parameters To search for herd records To save a session name Used in the Setup Menu for opening an item To navigate to a screen to access records fitting the currently displayed parameters When a graph is displayed using this button will display the weights represented by the graph Positive response to a question posed on the screen Page 7 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 The mode select switch The Scale can operate in two weighing modes and a setup mode The mode select switch is located on the left hand side of the Scale SFE N cn c0 QO e A Mode select Ary switch D Vy Q WI E R A S D F 1 Z x C kk 9 DI lt WII Ir The mode select switch has five positions A M F and S Immediately after you tur
29. u Page 16 Dairy Scale DS5000 User Manual Selecting a country The Select Country menu lets you select the required country settings The Scale country settings determine the following the language used with the screens and prompts some country specific terminology and s some default options Use the BF W and MAA sort keys to select the sixth option SET UP t 6 SELECT COUNTRY Select the applicable country SELECT COUNTRY Use the UP and DOWN Arrow soft keys to highlight the desired country Use the EXIT soft key to save the selection and retum to the Setup menu Page 17 User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 Preparing to weigh Scale layout Weight Weight OK display light Weigh button Battery charge indicator Zero button Statistics Zero icon screen Delete button Selection buttons Backspace Mode select switch Set button eighi de ie AC Dm d Ke Alphanumeric A automatic T U 1 O P Keypads M manual Ten KI Note Lf Z XX C MV LB LIN IW J Ee F find mode is unavailable in this model Pre Weigh Checklist Before weighing your animals you should have performed the following tasks 1 Had the weighing platform wiring Scale and housing installed by a professional tradesperson in accordance with the Installation Manual that will have been supplied to him her 2 Enabled power supply from an AC outle
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